"You will never need to worry about a steady income." Along with my address, phone number, and student ID, I memorized my social security number pretty early on. The SSN is crucial to working life in the United States. There's even a sense of pride when I saw a crisp card issued to my children--it was their official initiation into America. Recently, President Obama remarked that we needed to find ways to continue to "keep Social Security strong." Although it's not the only resource for … [Read more...]